AROUND 92,000 PRISON INMATES WILL PARTICIPATE IN YOGA SESSIONS IN VARIOUS JAILS IN UP ON INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY ON 21ST. JUNE :

Around 92,000 prison inmates would participate in parallel yoga sessions in various jails in Uttar Pradesh along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and thousands across the globe would be performing ‘asanas’ during the International Yoga Day celebrations on Jun 21. The authorities are already holding training sessions for them. “Nearly 92,000 inmates lodged in various jails of the state will be participating in the International Yoga Day celebrations from the jail premises itself. The main motive behind is that by undertaking regular Yoga, jail inmates will remain medically fit, and it will also inculcate a dose of positivity in their mindset,” UP minister of state for jails Jai Kumar Singh Jaiki said. Meanwhile in Pratapgarh, at least 200 farmers are likely to perform Yoga at the same time. The Rediff.com : 18th. June,17